http://gwangjunews.net International Magazine for Gwangju and Jeollanam-do Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:39:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Set in the ‘agricultural heartland’ of South Korea, the Gwangju Kimchi Cultural Festival is an exciting display of national pride for the famous fermented fare, which rocketed into its 16th year of celebration with an unrivaled energy on Friday, October 23rd. The opening ceremony included a medley of cultural performances: ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/kimchi-festival/ The Gwangju Artist Collective (GAC) is a collection of Korean and international artists living, working and creating in and around the Gwangju area. The group is made up of mainly English speaking individuals from Korea, Canada, The United States of America, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Britain. The ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/the-gwangju-artist-collective/ Driving south on the Honam Expressway for two and a half hours from Seoul, you will come to the heart of the Honam Plain which is the bread basket of Korea. The plain appears boundless as far as your eyes reach. It appears brimming over with golden ripe rice. Farmers ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/farmers%e2%80%99-woe-with-bumper-rice-crop/ The year of 2009 is the 20th year landmark of LASIK surgery. To meet the ever growing customers’ expectations of full eyesight recovery, the number of methods of LASIK surgery has recently sky-rocketed. Perhaps because of this sudden increase, many customers remain uneasy about the results of surgery and any ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/a-close-pre-examination-is-an-essential-step-before-lasik-surgery/ Many achievements and images symbolically represent Ahn Joong-Geun: his assassination of the general-in-residence of the Japanese colonial government, Ito Hirobumi, and the black hand-print which shows his ring finger cut off above the knuckle. He is dubbed ‘the patriot’ by these symbols, yet, they seem to be focused on a ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/ahn-joong-geun-a-timeless-emblem-of-peace/ If my eyes would have been closed at Bettyass' punk show at Speakeasy on Friday, Oct. 9, I would have thought I was in a legitimate punk rock club in Los Angeles. This was not your dime-a-dozen, pansy, fruity K-pop band. They rocked out. They got down to the bottoms of ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/bettyass/ My early middle school days were spent at the expense of my studies: I was always caring for my appearance, chasing cute boys, and writing love letters. And yet, my parents never told me to study. Parental intuition told them that their nagging would push me away from, rather than ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/what-i-have-that-paris-hilton-doesn%e2%80%99t-personal-reflections-on-social-inequality/ At a time when most university graduates are rightfully consumed by finding a high-paying job, or gainful employment of any kind, it is an inspiration to meet someone who is completely dedicated to human rights, and is making a career out of that love of fellow humans. The May 18th Foundation ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/free-and-equal-human-rights-in-korea-asia-and-the-world/ As the early sun dispersed the last of the dawn mist on a mild September morning, twenty-two men were standing in a field by a river, waiting. Moments later, a whistle sounded, and so set the ball rolling in the 2009 Ulsan Cup. Expat football is currently flourishing in Korea. Only ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/ulsan-cup-2009/ On August 28th, 2009, a group of students from various universities, got together to pick up marine waste along the coastline of Yeosu. Students went to Yeosu to take part in a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) marine waste-cleaning initiative. They cleaned up a beach which most people do not ... http://gwangjunews.net/2009/11/earth-dying-friend/